Mass. woman charged with taking son’s Scout money
Oct 2, 2013, 1:49 PM
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts woman accused of embezzling from a nonprofit for special needs children is now facing allegations of stealing about $350 her son had raised for his Boy Scout troop.
Lashanta Magnusson pleaded not guilty Tuesday to larceny over $250 and was released on personal recognizance.
The Sun (
http://bit.ly/1g3k905) reports that prosecutors say the 35-year-old Tewksbury woman took $349 her son had raised for his troop by selling popcorn and then wrote a check to the Boy Scouts, which bounced.
Magnusson is the former treasurer of the Tewksbury-based Friends of Special Education Kids. Authorities say she was previously charged with using the group’s ATM cards for gas, groceries and other personal expenses totaling more than $5,100.
Magnusson denies the allegations and says she didn’t know the check bounced.
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Information from: The (Lowell, Mass.) Sun,
http://www.lowellsun.com
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